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DIS - Study Abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia 
  • Restrictions: Pomona applicants only
  • Dates / Deadlines
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of instruction: English Housing options: Apartment, Homestay, Other, Residence Hall
Areas of study: Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Child Development, Classics, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Danish, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Film, Gender and Women's Studies, Geology, History, Human Rights, Humanities, Independent/Directed Research, International Relations, Internships, Law/Legal Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Music Performance, Neuroscience, Performing and Visual Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Policy Studies, Politics, Pre-Health, Pre-Law, Psychology, Public Health, Public Policy, Religious Studies, Social Policy, Sociology, Urban Design, Urban Studies Class standing: 2 - Junior, 3 - First Semester Senior
Program type: Stand alone GPA: 3.0
Program Description:
 
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Semester at DIS Copenhagen 

Ignite your love of learning, further your academic achievements, develop intercultural understanding, and acquire life skills essential for engaged citizenship. Discover Europe and meet the unexpected. 
 
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Academic Programs  
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Pursue your Academic and Personal Goals

Choose a Core Course from 25 academic programs and select from over 200 upper-level elective courses. Your freedom of choice extends to your housing, where you apply for living arrangements that best fit you.


Academic Excellence

Intellectually stimulating courses challenge you to examine issues from various perspectives, as you debate, play, research, analyze, and reflect on contemporary topics and burning issues. 
 

Experiential Learning

With an emphasis on hands-on learning experiences, you have opportunities to simulate real-life scenarios, make connections, and build your resume. 
 

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Europe as Your Classroom

Take your classroom on the road with two course-integrated, faculty-led Study Tours with your Core Course! Visit important sites and meet with local experts who add cultural perspectives to your knowledge of the field. 
 

Faculty Who Teach What They Do

Most faculty work as professionals in the areas they teach, bringing theory to life by sharing real-world examples in the classroom. 
 

Supportive Environment

Academic counseling and personal support resources are available to you during your time abroad, providing you a solid foundation upon which to grow.
 

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Cultural Learning

In your courses, you focus on the importance of cultural context and are exposed to how issues are perceived, lived, and theorized in Europe. It is also your chance to reflect on the cultural norms and values that shape you.
 

Meet the Locals

Living in a Homestay, signing up for a sports team, taking a Danish Language and Culture course, or attending evening seminar are among the ways to build your international network and meet the locals. 


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Academic Program
Students enroll in a core course selected from among 23 different programs including: Computer Science, European Humanities, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Neuroscience, Psychology, Public Health, Sustainability, and Urban Studies. Many of the individual programs offer more than one core course option and each core course includes a week-long study tour that explores the themes of the course in another European country.

Pomona students are required to enroll in a Danish Language and Culture course. For the remaining courses, students select from over 200 electives. Not all courses taught at DIS are eligible for Pomona credit. Pomona does not award credit for Advertising, Business, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Management, Marketing, or Public Relations courses. Other disciplines may also offer courses not approved by Pomona. Students must have all coursework pre-approved by the International and Domestic Programs Office.

Students may take only one course on a CR/NC basis. Students may not take the core course on a CR/NC basis.

Standard course enrollment is 15 DIS credits, which equals 3.75 Pomona credits.

Living Arrangements
Students choose between four housing options: a homestay, a living and learning community, a kollegium, or a DIS residential community. Please visit DIS’s website to learn specifics about the available housing options.

Homestays are with Danish families located within a reasonable commute of the DIS center. Students have their own room or share an adequately-sized room with another DIS students.

The Living and Learning Communities (LLC) is a co-curricular housing option that brings together students with shared interests across DIS and cultivates their passions by allowing their extracurricular interests to shape the way they explore Copenhagen and encounter local culture.

Kollegiums are co-ed residential buildings that house degree-seeking students enrolled in a local university and other international students. Some Kollegiums are shared apartment-style, where you share a kitchen and bathroom facilities with DIS and local students. Other Kollegiums are kitchenette-style, where you have a small kitchenette and bathroom in an apartment shared with one or two other DIS students.

The DIS Residential Communities house students with other DIS participants.

Number of Students
DIS enrolls 1,200 US university students per semester, selected from a national pool.

Host Institutions
DIS- Study Abroad in Denmark
University of Copenhagen

Faculty Liaison
Richard Lewis

Eligibility
  • Completion of any relevant program and/or course-specific prerequisites.
The admissions department at DIS searches for applicants with compelling academic reasons why the specific program matches their interests.

Student Experiences
Read DIS blogger Amanda Khu's (PO ' 25) reflections on her semester in Copenhagen.
Read DIS blogger June Hsu's (PO ' 25) reflections on her semester in Copenhagen.
Read DIS blogger Sophie Roe's (PO'19) reflections on her semester in Copenhagen.
Listen to Ryan Smith (PO '21) and Ladin Boluk (PO '21) share their experiences in the DIS - Study Abroad program in Copenhagen on the Sagehens Abroad Podcast.

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Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline (Pacific Time) Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2025 09/08/2024 10/04/2024 TBA TBA